| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 61 0253 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 921 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Park of the 107 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Howard of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 19 | 19 | | relating to the State Board of Education, so as to require the Georgia Department of2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education to complete a study within 90 days of any action by any branch of the federal3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | government that results in certain reductions of the scope, workforce, or budget of the United4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | States Department of Education to determine the impact on public schools in this state; to5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | provide for reporting; to authorize the department to contract with a nonpartisan independent6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | entity to conduct such study; to provide definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 1.10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Education Impact Transparency Act."11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2.12 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the13 |
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| 31 | 31 | | State Board of Education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:14 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. B. 921 |
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| 34 | 34 | | "20-2-21.15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) 'Department' means the Georgia Department of Education.17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) 'Local education agency' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 20-2-167.1.19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) 'Study' or 'impact study' means the impact study provided for in this Code section.20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (b) The department shall complete an impact study within 90 days of any action by any21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | branch of the federal government that results in a reduction of more than 20 percent in the22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | scope, workforce, or budget of the United States Department of Education; provided,23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | however, that, if such federal action occurs prior to the effective date of this Act, such24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | study shall be completed within 90 days of the effective date of this Act. Such study shall25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | assess the impact of such federal action on public primary and secondary education in this26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | state and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the potential effects of such federal27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | action on:28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) Each local education agency and each public primary and secondary school in this29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | state, including, but not limited to, effects related to funding, staffing, resources, and30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | school operations; and31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) Students, including, but not limited to, academic performance and access to32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | programs.33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (c) The department shall be authorized to contract with a nonpartisan independent entity34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | with expertise in education policy and finance to conduct the study.35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (d) The department shall prepare a report on the findings of the study, which shall be36 |
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| 56 | 56 | | provided to each local education agency and shall be made available on the department's37 |
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| 57 | 57 | | website in a format that is accessible and understandable by the public."38 |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 3.39 |
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| 59 | 59 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.40 |
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| 60 | 60 | | H. B. 921 |
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